obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
pair; the two; both persons; both things
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
moment by moment; hour by hour
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
in spite of; regardless of
applications; uses; how to operate; operation procedures
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to happen to meet; to come across
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
about when; about what time; how soon
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
solitude; loneliness; isolation
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
incoming telephone call; telegram received
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation